τιθήνη

tithene

nurse

Appears 4 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Iliad 4
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Book 6 3
Chapter ?

6132
6389
6467
Book 22 1
Chapter ?

22503

Dictionary (LSJ)

τιθήνη, ἡ, (θῆσθαι) A. nurse, Il. 6.389,467, 22.503; παῖς ἄτερ ὡς φίλας τιθήνας S. Ph. 703 (lyr.); διόνυσος θείαις ἀμφιπολῶν τ. Id. OC 680 (lyr.):—metaph., Etna is called χιόνος τιθήνα, Pi. P. 1.20; space ἡ τῆς γενέσεως τ., Pl. Ti. 52d, cf. 49a, 88d, Arist. Top. 139b33; the dinner-table βίου τ., Timocl. 13.2. II. = μήτηρ, Coluth. 379.

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